Short vita
Daniela Matoušová joined the Prague office of the Friedrich-Naumann Foundation for Freedom in January 2022. She studies public and social policy at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Charles University in Prague. She spent a year at a grammar school in Bavaria during her high school and a semester at the University of Vienna during her university studies. She speaks German and English.
Contributions
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Fidesz vs. Freedom of Education
On 6 July, a new law came into force in Hungary that worsens the working conditions of teachers in a fundamental way. The "revenge law" (as called by the opposition) brings more workload on teachers, who are now quitting their jobs in large numbers and taking part in protests. However, many of those who took part in the demonstrations lost their jobs as revenge by the government. Freedom of education in Hungary is under serious threat.
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Discrimination to Stay in Power - Orbán Has Declared the LGBT+ Community an Enemy
Hungary's ruling party Fidesz has discriminated against the LGBT+ community for years. For example, teachers are not allowed to teach about homosexuality, the sale of books dealing with LGBT+ issues is restricted and speeches by Fidesz politicians contain an open discrimination against the LGBT+ community. The European Commission is therefore taking Hungary to the Court of Justice of the European Union.
